HixseptStranger Hand Bleached Jeans are setting a new standard for standing out in men’s denim (and forget about embellishments. Forget they ever, ever existed). These hand-bleached raw selvedge jeans are one of a kind due to the nature of their individual modification. We love a good DIY. But as Selectism so accurately reminds us, “Of course, you could use your own hands and a bucket of bleach on a pair of your own jeans, but the odds seem incredibly slim that you would be able to forge bleach spots that look like exploding nebula”.

Meet Marc, a 28-year-old from Brooklyn whose denim life changed after winning the Denim Therapy / Blank NYC white jeans giveaway. He went from H&M and Uniqlo blue jeans to BDG colored denim and d.brand raws in just a few shorts months after realizing the new hues and textures were just as easy to wear. It’s a lesson for the male masses! Be adventurous this season with your jeans, guys! You won’t be sorry.

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